Trunk Control in Unstable Sitting Posture during Functional Activities in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-283

  Lanzetta, Daniela ^a   Cattaneo, Davide ^a   Pellegatta, Daniele ^a   Cardini, Roldano ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balance; Multiple sclerosis; Posture; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EYE TRACKING; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTATION; SITTING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TILTING; TRUNK; VELOCITY;

EID: 0842299656     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.05.004     Document Type: Article

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